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Old Jan 13, 2024 | 11:26 AM
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Fuse trouble

I just bought a 1994 f150 xl 4.9 with almost 200,000 miles on it she's clean and seems to drive good but I have a few minor problems and I expected that being 30 years old I plan on fixing her up completely 1 paycheck at a time. So my dashboard doesn't illuminate all the lights, my headlights only work on highbeam, my radio gets power to it but won't play, interior light doesn't work just little things so I bought a Chilton manual, obd1 reader(forgot extension cord didn't know better) fuse assortment with tester and new headlight bulbs I thought the first thing I'd do is go through make sure all the fuses work and replace any that don't and had 1 4amp fuse position 10 instrument illumination that didn't get power at all under dash and 2 10 amps position 6 and 7 under the hood not getting power, I replaced all of them and retested them and none of the 3 was getting power, the truck was Crunk and running so I was hoping someone on here could point me in the right direction, the 4 Amp under the dash position 10 did looked blown but the 2 10s under the hood looked good? Could it be the actual fuse board?

 
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Old Jan 13, 2024 | 04:57 PM
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Do you have a dome lamp in your truck no the back of the ceiling> Does that work?
 
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Old Jan 13, 2024 | 05:00 PM
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Old Jan 13, 2024 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by AuroraGirl
Do you have a dome lamp in your truck no the back of the ceiling> Does that work?
Yes I have a dome light and no it also doesn't work but I also haven't tried changing the bulb yet waiting on it to be delivered and most of my fuses get power just 3 oddball that don't
 
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Originally Posted by Newbongsmell
Yes I have a dome light and no it also doesn't work but I also haven't tried changing the bulb yet waiting on it to be delivered and most of my fuses get power just 3 oddball that don't
https://www.fullsizebronco.com/threa...rouble.500548/
Read on this and examine the wires in the upper roof panel and deternine if the issue I linked about is hapening
 
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Old Jan 14, 2024 | 06:21 AM
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you need to see what those fuses are for. if a fuse is not used, it normally will not have power to the spot.
 
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Old Jan 14, 2024 | 11:30 AM
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Buy an EVTM for your year. I prefer the paper one so I can have it beside me when at the truck, others prefer a digital copy so they can print whatever. No idea what they run now, but probably $20-40 seems reasonable.

I found another headunit if you want it. Basic CD, I think it is a Sony. Just pay freight, tired of this crap around my house.
 
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